Valencia maintained their lead at the top of La Liga while Real Madrid lost further ground on their rivals.

Real Madrid went top of La Liga for 24 hours before Valencia displaced them on Sunday while Barcelona returned to winning ways.

Arsenal put on a show of their trademark flowing football with an emphatic win over newcomers Braga while Real Madrid struggled but eventually overcame Ajax at the Bernabeu.

Barcelona suffered a shock defeat on the second weekend of the Primera Liga season while Real Madrid got their first win in an interesting return to Spanish domestic football.

England coach Fabio Capello is keeping an open mind over the possibility of a return to Real Madrid, according to The Sun newspaper.

Madrid remain on top on goal difference and a 4-1 win away to Real Valladolid saw Higuain enhance his strike rate to 18 goals in 21 games this term. Cristiano Ronaldo ensured he remains top scorer for the Bernabeu outfit with Madrid’s other goal in the game, maintaining his goal-a-game ratio of 21 in 21.

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said that any attempt by Real Madrid to try and get him to manage the Spanish giants would be a waste of time. Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League this week and rumours immediately started circulating that there would be a change of manager because of the European exit.

Former England player and current legend, Chris Waddle, has said that Theo Walcott does not understand the game enough at international level. Waddle is speaking ahead of the World Cup this summer and there is still a big chance for someone in the side to step in and make the right and left wing positions their own.

Manchester United, Lyon, Bayern Munich and Porto each take a lead into the UEFA Champions League second round second leg after in an intriguing return of Europe’s premier club competition. With the playing format of the tournament altered this season, just four of the eight second round ties took place this week, with the other [...]

AC Milan midfielder, David Beckham, has said that Sir Alex Ferguson will always be the best manager that he has ever worked for. Many have suggested that Beckham is looking to settle a score with Ferguson, over the way Beckham was forced to leave the club for Real Madrid over seven years ago. We all [...]